Hose-toe protector.



No. 872,394. PATENTED DEC. 3, 190-7.

' R. D. WEAKLEY.

HOSE TOE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OOT. 30.1906.

lNVENTOR'.

RAYMOND D. WEAKLEY ATT'Y S.

RAYMOND 1). WEAKLEY, .OF s'r. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HOSE-TOE PROTECTOR.

Specification er Letters Patent.

PatentedDecB, 1907.

Application filed oats... so. 1906. fierial No. 341.817.

To all who'in it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND D. WEAK- LEY, a citizen'of the United States, and resiaccompanying dent of St? Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Hose-Toe Protectors, of whic the followin is a specification containinga full, clear, an

exact description, reference being'had to the drawings, forming a part hereof. i.

- My invention relates to a hose toe protecand the toe hail from cutting through and vwearing out the hose, which action is generthe result. of friction betweenthe toe.

' ble material cut into a eculiar sha e and adapted to be easilyan there tor, and the object of my invention is to rovide a simple, inex ensive, and easily app 'ed device which is to elocated on the cat toe so as to prevent the forward end 0 the toe all nail and the hose, and while the shoe is upon the foot. v

My invention consists in a section of flexiquickly f0 dad in osition on the toe, and so as to inclose the orward end thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the protectors before the same is folded for use; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a foot with the rotector in position on the great toe thereo Fig. 3 is a side elevation of .a foot with a protector on the great toe thereprotector is shown in vertical of, which section. 4

The protector isformed of a single sheet or section of flexible material, such as paper, or cloth, and com rises a straight body portion 1, of sufficient. ength to pass around the forward portion of the too so that the ends 0 will overlap; and inte a1 with the center of the forward edge of t 's body portion 1 is a forwardly projecting ton ue, or flap, 2, the forward end of which is pre erably rounded. The forward edges of the section 1, to the sides of the flap 2, extend forwardly to form the rounded lips 3, and there being notches 4formed between said lips and the flap 2. The protector so formed is located with the center of the main portion 1 immediatel beneath the forward endof the great toe, a ter which the ends of said section 1 are brought up overthe nail of said toe in such a manner as that the ends of 'said section 1 overla after which the lips 3 coinci e, are bent downwardly over the front end of the nail, after which the fla 2 is bent upwardly, and thence rearwar y on top of the overlapping ends of the section 1.

, This arrangement provides three thicknesses of material over and in front ofthe toe nail, and when the hose is placed on the foot and-the foot is'incased in the shoe, the protector will ve through the fabric at the toe of the hose.

I'prefer to make the protectors from thin fibrous paper, as such -material is easil which now effectually prevent the for ward end of t e toe and nail from cutting folded into position, and is sufliciently flexi- I ble to yield to any movement of the toe, and does not interfere with the comfort of the wearer.

When the protector is folded and 'in use,

the notches 4 provide small apertures at the forward end of the toe, thus rpviding for ventilation at the forward on of the protector. a Y

My improved protector issim le in construction, can be cheaply man actured, is easily positioned for use, and greatl increases the life of the hosiery with whic it is worn.- Y

' I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a hose toe protector, com osed of paper, and comprising 'astraight od'y ortion, the ends of;

which are adapted to be olded so as to overlap andover he the toe nail, and a flap inte- 

